[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: ghID

[Steven Boozer]

Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, August 18, 2024

Klingon word: ghID
Part of speech: verb
Definition: pierce, perforate
Source: qepHom 2015 p.18
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Lieven Lietaer & Marc Okrand (qepHom 2015, p.18):

MO: To "staple" papers together is to {rar} them. To use a stapler or hole
         punch ("perforator, hole punch" {nIqDob}), you {qIp} [hit with the hand] it 
         or {'uy} [press down] or {ngaH} ("squeeze") it, depending on the device. [...] 
         The hole punch will {ghID} ("pierce, perforate") the paper (or other material). 
LL:    Can {ghID} also mean perforate a paper with a tooth pick or similar?
MO: Yes, of course. 

SEE ALSO:
baS Ha'on  	staple (n)
  - "A stapler is a {Ha'on vevwI'}. The staple, the little metal thing, is called {baS Ha'on} or just {Ha'on}. The verb {vev} means "insert, put in", so the stapler is literally a device that "puts in" the staple ({Ha'on}) into the paper." [qepHom 2015 p.18]

DuQ 		stab, pierce (v)
  - tIqDu'Daj DuQqu'meH qeylIS ma'veq cha' 'etlhmey jop 
    Kahless impaled his hearts with the two blades of the *mevak*. (PB)

bet 		impale (v) (qep'a' 2021)
  - {AFAIK not used in a sentence]

jeq  		protrude from (v) [e.g. if the prongs of "the little metal thing" stick out]
  - tajwIj 'oHbe' chorlIj jeqbogh Dochvetlh'e' 
    That is not my dagger protruding from your midsection. (FTG)

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